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[_____o_O___]

Why should I care what other people think?

[eggdogg1234]

What other people think of you is none of your business. When I play a great RPG I completely disappear into my imagination, so if someone else thinks I'm a geek that is their business not mine. Life is too short to care about what is in other people's head, when there is so much fun to be had in my head.

[Mordaedil]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Soy un perdedor.

And the word is 'loser.'

Freudian slip, I am sure.

[marshalleck]

bebe86 wrote...

 I love Dragon Age, Love playing around with tools, coming to this website, but at the same time I know that these are all geeky nerdy things. They cause others to say things to you like "get a life" and others. Is it wrong to get committed to  something as trivial as a video game. There are plenty of Star Trek  trekkers  [or is it trekies?] that commit themselves deeply to a movie. Can't I commit myself to a game without ridicule...    

WTF? Don't be afraid to be who you are. There's nothing wrong with liking these things. Is your hobby hurting yourself or anyone else? If not, it's not a problem.

[yullyuk]

well being a geek isnt necessarily a bad thing, its just knowing when enough is enough and you have to socialise with real people and go out, the older i get i realise life is to short to sit in and play games all the time... as much as id like to, but real life calls and besides... games lead to a widenening waist line so i hear xD lmao

[Kastralis]

Why worry about being ridiculed?

You can just sit in your parents basement and play video games all day, and never talk to anyone who will pay you out! A perfect plan for life!

[addiction21]

I care not what others think, pancakes suck waffles RULE!!!

[Savage Beast Gone Unsoothed]

Be yourself.



Be true to what you are and do.



Be thankful that you are different from the majority of the Samefolks, who have to eat/play/draw/dribble smurf/crave/claw/scribble steal/buy/create/quibble the same things as the majority of all the other Samefolks.



If playing a computer game makes you nerdy/geeky/different, EMBRACE it!



Never apologise for being yourself!

[filkertom]

Not meaning to be pimping myself too hard here, but I did write a possibly relevant song a couple of years back. Free download at that page, enjoy.

[Never]

that song is great lol

[Savage Beast Gone Unsoothed]

filkertom wrote...

Not meaning to be pimping myself too hard here, but I did write a possibly relevant song a couple of years back. Free download at that page, enjoy.

Possibly relevant?!

Dude that's amazing!  Thoroughly relateable and relevant.

[Savage Beast Gone Unsoothed]

_____o_O___ wrote...

Why should I care what other people think?

Well, the op is asking about what she should be thinking of herself, I believe.  So... maybe you mean 'why should I care what other people think I think?' or 'why should you care what other people think about what you think about you?' or even 'why should I care about what you think?'

...er... I think?

[Elanareon]

When someone tells me im a geek or get a life i just beat em up and then they call me bully. Well it's their fault picking on a guy they can't handle! LOL

[Littledingo]

I know a lot of people think I'm a loser but I disagree. I love gaming, comics, sci fi and other things that don't really fit into the "norm" but in my opinion, those getting wasted every night are the losers. So its all in your perspective. As long as you're enjoying what you're doing, then its not wrong to commit to a game, to a forum or whatever. So long as it doesn't affect other areas of your life that is. Life is too short so do the things you enjoy!

[MassEffect762]

Ignore the world, it is meaningless. Trust in yourself.

[EncasedMeats]

drn45 wrote...
we all mock stamp collectors.

That's philatelists to you, sir!

I am several kinds of geek: video game, speculative fiction. history, board game...well, I guess that's it. Point is, every group mocks other groups for sport. It's the nature of the human beast. Our problem, as video game geeks, is that we don't have a lot of good-looking, productive spokespeople.

I'd volunteer but, ya know, maybe after this next turn.

[Never]

"Our problem, as video game geeks, is that we don't have a lot of good-looking, productive spokespeople."

I disagree! I've met a lot of online friends who are just as cute and motivated as my RL friends!

Of course, that could be saying something about my RL friends...

[KingTazzo]

Geek is the new cool anyway. By traditional definitions anyone who uses computers, likes gadgets, plays computer games etc is a geek and that seems to encompass most of the population under 50 (at least in the UK). Really we should start teasing people for being non-geeks.

[addiction21]

mynameisdanza wrote...

"Our problem, as video game geeks, is that we don't have a lot of good-looking, productive spokespeople."
I disagree! I've met a lot of online friends who are just as cute and motivated as my RL friends!
Of course, that could be saying something about my RL friends...

I agree I'm hot and like waffles.  What more could the game community ask for in a spokeperson...

[Burningwolf]

*chuckles* Its kinda funny.I work second shift at a machine shop.The amount of gamers that work there with me.(mostly males in the 25-50 range)Is High.

My shift manager has an X-box

His son works there with us.Plays the X-box

My lead man has an X-box

One of the long timers has a PS3

We got one guy on a PS2

I play all my games on the PC

We got one guy talked into getting a PS3 soon as he can afford it.

Seven out of ten people on my shift are gamers.

And I know of at least four more on the shift opposite me.So yea Gaming is mainstream now more so than it has been in a long time.

[marshalleck]

KingTazzo wrote...

Geek is the new cool anyway. By traditional definitions anyone who uses computers, likes gadgets, plays computer games etc is a geek and that seems to encompass most of the population under 50 (at least in the UK). Really we should start teasing people for being non-geeks.

"Luddite" just doesn't roll off the tongue as well. Plus it's too uncommon a word for it to really catch on with the rabble.

[bebe86]

RPGmom28 wrote...

Been married for 15 years, and we're both gamers. My parents are both DnD players and fantasy fans. My mother likes to call non-gamers 'mundanes'. Yes, if we chose, we could be out at a bar getting drunk like some people do for fun, or staring at the non-interactive TV like a great many others. But entertainment is a personal thing. Over the years, I've learned to cultivate friendships with people who genuinely like me despite, or because of, my 'eccentricities'. As for the others... judgmental types, etc... I don't need to be a part of that. I know who I am.

 that's uplifting. <3

[Bryy_Miller]

mynameisdanza wrote...

that's why a place like this is so nice. you get to see how many other people love what you love

People still think that geek is a harsh term, and has connotations in the deeply negative. When people hear 'geek', they think it is a put-down. My friend calls himself a geek and his parents act like it's a negative thing. They'll say "oh, honey, that's not true, don't beat yourself up".

[Tonya777]

Only ****s would criticize you for playing a game

[EpicTragedy]

No we're not losers for liking to spend our free time playing this (amazing) game.



=D